VerifEYE: a real-time meat inspection system for the beef processing industry

Donna M. Kocak; Frank M. Caimi; Rick L. Flick; Abdelmoula Elharti

doi:10.1117/12.453750

5 February 2003 VerifEYE: a real-time meat inspection system for the beef processing industry

Donna M. Kocak, Frank M. Caimi, Rick L. Flick, Abdelmoula Elharti

Proceedings Volume 4796, Low-Light-Level and Real-Time Imaging Systems, Components, and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453750
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

Described is a real-time meat inspection system developed for the beef processing industry by eMerge Interactive. Designed to detect and localize trace amounts of contamination on cattle carcasses in the packing process, the system affords the beef industry an accurate, high speed, passive optical method of inspection. Using a method patented by United States Department of Agriculture and Iowa State University, the system takes advantage of fluorescing chlorophyll found in the animal's diet and therefore the digestive track to allow detection and imaging of contaminated areas that may harbor potentially dangerous microbial pathogens. Featuring real-time image processing and documentation of performance, the system can be easily integrated into a processing facility's Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point quality assurance program. This paper describes the VerifEYE carcass inspection and removal verification system. Results indicating the feasibility of the method, as well as field data collected using a prototype system during four university trials conducted in 2001 are presented. Two successful demonstrations using the prototype system were held at a major U.S. meat processing facility in early 2002.

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Donna M. Kocak, Frank M. Caimi, Rick L. Flick, and Abdelmoula Elharti "VerifEYE: a real-time meat inspection system for the beef processing industry", Proc. SPIE 4796, Low-Light-Level and Real-Time Imaging Systems, Components, and Applications, (5 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453750

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